What are the Piprahwa relics? The Piprahwa relics are a collection of bone fragments, precious objects, and reliquaries discovered inside a Buddhist stupa at Piprahwa, located in present-day Uttar Pradesh near the India–Nepal border. These…
Jaspal Bhatti occupies a rare and irreplaceable space in India’s cultural history. He was not merely a comedian who made people laugh; he was a social commentator who used humor as a moral instrument. In…
Within the long and rigorous intellectual history of Advaita Vedanta, some figures are foundational architects, while others are master-builders who strengthen and stabilize the structure for centuries. Prakashatman belongs decisively to the second category. While…
Among the foremost disciples of Adi Shankaracharya, Sureshvara occupies a uniquely pivotal position. While others contributed through devotion, realization, or metaphysical refinement, Sureshvara played the decisive role of philosophical bridge-builder—carrying Advaita Vedanta from ritual-centered orthodoxy…
Among the disciples of Adi Shankaracharya, few figures are as mysterious and philosophically profound as Hastamalaka. Unlike others who arrived at Advaita Vedanta through study, debate, or devotion, Hastamalaka represents a rarer category in Indian…
In the grand narrative of Advaita Vedanta, intellectual brilliance often takes center stage. Yet among the foremost disciples of Adi Shankaracharya, Totakacharya stands as a powerful reminder that devotion (bhakti) and knowledge (jñāna) are not…
Among the towering figures who shaped the destiny of Indian philosophy, Padmapada occupies a place of exceptional importance. While history often remembers Adi Shankaracharya as the system-builder of Advaita Vedanta, it was Padmapada who ensured…
Among all texts of Indian philosophy, few are as compact, daring, and philosophically uncompromising as the Māṇḍūkya Kārikā. Written by Gaudapada, this extraordinary work transforms the shortest Upaniṣad into one of the deepest metaphysical systems…
Indian philosophy has produced many towering thinkers, but few were as intellectually daring and metaphysically uncompromising as Gaudapada. Long before Advaita Vedānta became the dominant philosophical framework of Hindu thought, Gaudapada articulated its deepest principles…
Indian civilizational continuity has never depended on kings alone; it has survived through teachers who transmitted knowledge quietly, faithfully, and without personal ambition. Among such figures, Govinda Bhagavatpada occupies a uniquely pivotal yet understated position.…